A dance in the disappearance of its own trace. No belonging. What it was and what no longer is materializes in bodies which give rise to their multiple existences, ghosts of itself – already extinct or yet to come – which belong both to substance and to memory, to imagination and to perceived reality, to the visible and to the occult. They share an existential loneliness between life and death.
artistic direction and scenic space
Jo Castro
direction and editing
Jo Castro and João Catarino
filming and post-production
João Catarino
with
Ana Rita Xavier, André Mendes, Maurícia Barreira Neves and Thamiris Carvalho
sound
Jo Castro and Rafael Maia
sound post production
Jo Castro and João Catarino
light design
Mariana Figueroa
costumes
Silvana Ivaldi
artistic residencies and creation support
Balleteatro, CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, Devir Capa, Pro.dança, Visões Úteis, Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Teatro de Ferro, Companhia Instável, Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea and Self-Mistake
coproduction residency
O Espaço do Tempo
production of the show
Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea and Self-Mistake
co-production of the film
DuplaCena
duration 30 min.
M/6
Jo Castro (Porto, 1988) queer artist who develops most of their projects between dance, performance, installation, voice and sound, having presented some of his works in Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany and Brazil.
In recent years they have been developing some collaborative projects in cinema and video-dance, having co-directed the short “Ø ILHA” (2020) with Cláudia Varejão, “Darktraces” (2021) with Miguel De and the film “ ̶D̶a̶r̶k̶t̶r̶a̶c̶e̶s̶: on ghosts and spectral dances” (2023) with João Catarino.
Currently is developing LABIA, a transdisciplinary research project of a procedural and transmuting nature.
João Catarino – he/his (Faro, 1991) did a course in photography and post-production at Atelier de Imagem and an oil painting course at Óleo da Nextart, Lisboa (2011). He has exhibited work at Lx Factory, MOB, Fabrica Features, PANTA magazine, Ever Magazine and Vice with We are Mitra. Since 2015, he has been working as a photographer and videographer making various clips, promotional videos, documental projects, video mapping, registering and editing videos of dance, performance, theatre and music creations.